Antibiotic Resistance : Miracle Drugs Under Siege

January 01, 2008

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The discovery and development of antibiotics are among the greatest achievements in the history of medicine. Now increasing antibiotic resistance is considered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be "one of the world's most pressing public health problems." Find out how this resistance threatens our ability to successfully treat infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, HIV, malaria, staph and other hospital infections. W. Kemper Alston, M.D., Fletcher Allen Health Care Infectious Disease Specialist, presents.

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